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Joni Anderson
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Mother of 2 good men, Retired MLL Educator
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.

The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.

Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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It was an honor to be awarded the 25th Annual Sperber Prize from Fordham University, for my book “Small Acts of Courage”, alongside a news icon, Connie Chung, for her book: “Connie.” now.fordham.edu/university-n...
Journalists Ali Velshi and Connie Chung Honored at Fordham’s 25th Annual Sperber Prize Celebration
Fordham University honored journalists Ali Velshi and Connie Chung on Nov. 10 at its annual Sperber Prize ceremony, recognizing their enduring impact and their outspoken defense of truth and democracy...
now.fordham.edu
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.

The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.

It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.

Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota’s Karen residents
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.

They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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AFT will continue to fight back because every American, no matter their background, deserves a strong, well-resourced public school that forges a future full of purpose, promise and possibility.

Tell your lawmakers to protect public education here ⬇️
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Tell your lawmaker: Protect public education!
Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education doesn't streamline or reform education - it abandons America's students. Tell your lawmakers to protect and strengthen American public educ...
actionnetwork.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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ICYMI: @rweingarten.bsky.social calls Trump's plan to dismantle the Dept of Education an "abdication & abandonment of America’s future."

"Rather than show leadership in helping all students seize their potential, it walks away from that responsibility."

Full statement ⬇️
www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten on President Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the announcement today revealing President Donald Trump’s plan to move multiple parts of the U.S. Department of E...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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When a few corporations dominate the economy, democracy is the first casualty. @matthewstoller.bsky.social joins Nick & Goldy to expose how monopolies—from banks to Big Tech—turn economic power into political control.

🎧 Listen here: pod.link/pitchforkeco...
August 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan says Donald Trump's "assault on the rule of law" compelled him to resign from a lifetime appointment. Judge Mark Wolf joins me at 11 a.m. EST to explain why he thinks he can make more of a difference in trying times away from the bench. #Velshi
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Lucy is maga
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"With every assignment I set out to try to change the world just a little bit, for the better."

Conflict photographer @lynseyaddario.bsky.social talks to @channel4news.bsky.social about the new film on her life and career 'Love+War'. In UK cinemas now.
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Why I risk my life to show the truth - war photographer Lynsey Addario
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Lynsey Addario: ‘Does it matter if a war photograph is beautiful? I need to get people to pay attention’
October 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
HALF???
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JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
SNAP benefits will restart, but it will be half the normal payment
Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Thank you, Georgia Public Broadcasting, for airing tonight the heroic story of the “Guinea worm warriors” who have brought one of the world’s largest parasites affecting humans to the brink of eradication.
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025 www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Federal judge extends order blocking Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland, keeping soldiers in limbo as legal showdown continues. https://cnn.it/490LeDu
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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We’re rolling out billboards in key GOP districts that call House Republicans out by name for backing Trump’s shutdown. Please pitch in if you can to help us make sure constituents in these districts know their GOP representatives are siding with Trump over working families.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM